“It’s cool at 25”: environment ministry launches energy saving campaign
23 Oct 2014, 5:38 PM
Electricity used for air-conditioning accounts for 60 to 70 percent of energy consumption by households and offices in the Maldives, Minister of Environment and Energy Thoriq Ibrahim has revealed.
In his message on the occasion of World Energy Day yesterday (October 22), Thoriq noted that the slogan for the ministry’s campaign to conserve and reduce energy use is ‘It’s cool at 25’.
“Studies show that the most appropriate temperature for cooling buildings in the Maldives is 25 degrees celsius,” he said.
“Therefore, maintaining temperature at this level will benefit us directly and indirectly. My hope is for the Maldives to become an example for other countries in energy use.”
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